Nikkei 225 Finishes 0.6% Lower

2025-12-29 07:10 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

The Nikkei 225 lost 315 points, or 0.6%, to close at 50,376 on Monday, reversing the prior session’s gains as trading thinned ahead of year-end holidays.

Sentiment turned cautious after China staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan under its “Justice Mission 2025” exercise.

Investors also pared risk ahead of Tuesday’s release of minutes from the U.S.

Fed’s latest meeting.

Earlier this month, the Fed cut rates but signaled a more cautious easing path, projecting only one more cut next year.

Major laggards included Advantest Corp.

(-2.3%), Daikin Industries (-2.0%), Japan Tobacco (-1.6%), and NEC Corp.

(-1.2%).

Despite the day’s decline, Japanese stocks remain on track to end 2025 strongly, with the Nikkei up about 28%, marking a potential third straight annual gain.

The rally has been boosted by ongoing economic recovery, resilient earnings, easing trade headwinds, and Japan’s relatively low real policy rate.

Meanwhile, the broader Topix edged up 0.1%, up for a third session.



News Stream
Japanese Shares Track Wall Street Lower
The Nikkei 225 Index fell 2.8% to below 65,000, while the broader Topix Index declined 1.3% to 3,975 on Friday, extending losses from the previous session and following Wall Street lower after a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks. The weakness came as investors increasingly questioned whether the elevated valuations of AI-related chipmakers remain justified by the industry's ambitious growth expectations. Market sentiment was also pressured by the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, which pushed oil prices higher and kept inflationary pressures and interest rate concerns in focus. Technology and AI-related stocks led the declines in Japan, with Kioxia Holdings plunging 15%, Tokyo Electron falling 4.5%, SoftBank Group losing 6.3%, Advantest dropping 5.9%, and Murata Manufacturing sliding 7.7%. The Nikkei 225 and Topix indexes are now on track to post weekly losses of nearly 6% and 2%, respectively.
2026-07-17
The Nikkei 225 Index Closes 3.02% Lower
The Nikkei 225 Index decreased 2074 points or 3.02 percent on Thursday to close at 66677 points. The decline was led by Sumco (-10.72%), Mitsui Kinzoku (-7.86%) and Fujikura (-7.11%).
2026-07-16
Japanese Shares Drop on Tech Selloff
The Nikkei 225 Index fell 2.79% to close at 66,835, while the broader Topix Index declined 1.45% to 4,029 on Thursday, snapping a two-day winning streak as semiconductor shares came under renewed selling pressure amid persistent concerns over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade. Investors also remained focused on escalating attacks in the Middle East, which have driven oil prices sharply higher this week and revived worries about inflation and the outlook for interest rates. Meanwhile, data showed US producer prices unexpectedly declined in June, lowering expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike. Among the biggest decliners were Japanese technology heavyweights, including Kioxia Holdings (-15), Tokyo Electron (-3.9%), SoftBank Group (-6.3%), Advantest (-5.3%), and Fujikura (-7.5%).
2026-07-16